Karnataka plans district-level action to eliminate preventable maternal deaths
The State Health Department in Karnataka has launched a comprehensive plan, including district-specific interventions and enhanced tracking of high-risk pregnancies, to eliminate preventable maternal deaths. The initiative aims to reduce the Maternal Mortality Ratio below 70 per one lakh live births by strengthening care from preconception through postpartum.
Why it matters
This significant public health initiative aims to save lives and improve health outcomes for women and children in Karnataka, potentially serving as a model for other regions in addressing a critical health indicator.
The State Health Department has drawn up a set of measures, including district-specific interventions, stronger tracking of high-risk pregnancies, and greater community participation, with the objective of eliminating preventable maternal deaths in the State.
Health Minister U.T. Khader said the government was committed to bringing maternal deaths down to zero and ensuring that the interventions reached even remote villages.
“Towards this goal, we have decided to undertake several focused and effective measures. These include preconception care; quality antenatal care and high-risk pregnancy tracking; quality delivery care; preparedness to manage postpartum haemorrhage and other obstetric emergencies; strengthening of the Maternal Death Surveillance and Response system; the Zero Maternal Death Gram Panchayat campaign; and digital monitoring and accountability,” Mr. Khader said.
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